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April 22, 2021

FDA Approves New Immunotherapy for Endometrial Cancer FDA Approves New Immunotherapy for Endometrial Cancer

The US Food and Drug Administration today gave an accelerated approval to the immunotherapy dostarlimab (Jemperli) for the treatment of recurrent or advanced endometrial cancer with […]
April 21, 2021

FDA Approves Oral Contraceptive With New Estrogen FDA Approves Oral Contraceptive With New Estrogen

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new estrogen for the first time in more than 50 years. The novel combined oral contraceptive, marketed as […]
April 16, 2021

FDA Approves Frontline Immunotherapy for Gastric Cancers FDA Approves Frontline Immunotherapy for Gastric Cancers

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved the immunotherapy nivolumab (Opdivo, Bristol-Myers Squibb) in conjunction with certain chemotherapies for the frontline treatment of advanced […]
April 16, 2021

Mysterious Relief: Vaccines Help Some COVID Long Haulers Mysterious Relief: Vaccines Help Some COVID Long Haulers

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. An estimated 10% to 30% of people who get covid-19 suffer from […]
April 16, 2021

Medtronic Recall of Heartware HVAD Equipment Is Class I, Says FDA Medtronic Recall of Heartware HVAD Equipment Is Class I, Says FDA

The US Food and Drug Administration has declared Medtronic’s recent recall of batteries, power, and data link cables and other peripheral equipment for its Heartware Ventricular […]
April 13, 2021

FDA Approves AcQCross Transseptal Crossing Devices FDA Approves AcQCross Transseptal Crossing Devices

The US Food and Drug Administration has cleared the AcQCross family of universal transseptal crossing devices, Acutus Medical announced today. “This is the first and only […]
April 12, 2021

Medtronic Recall of Almost 240,000 ICDs Is Class I, FDA Says Medtronic Recall of Almost 240,000 ICDs Is Class I, FDA Says

The US Food and Drug Administration has declared Medtronic’s recall of seven models of defibrillating cardiac rhythm devices, due to a risk for premature battery depletion, […]
April 10, 2021

FDA Approves First AI Device to Detect Colon Lesions FDA Approves First AI Device to Detect Colon Lesions

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday announced its first-ever approval of an artificial intelligence device to help find colon lesions during colonoscopy. The […]
April 9, 2021

FDA Names Recall of Valiant Navion Stent Graft as Class I FDA Names Recall of Valiant Navion Stent Graft as Class I

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has named Medtronic’s recent worldwide recall of unused Valiant Navion thoracic stent grafts as Class I, the label given to […]
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